- The EC President discussed by phone with President Donald Trump.
- The European Commission will propose faster termination of the import of Russian fuels.
- The proposed 19. The penalty package will focus on cryptocurrencies, banks and energy.
The European Commission will propose an earlier termination of the import of Russian fossil fuels. After a telephone interview with US President Donald Trump, it was announced on Tuesday evening by EC Ursula von Der Leyen, the DPA and AFP reports reports.
“I had a good phone call with the US President to strengthen our joint efforts to increase economic pressure on Russia through further measures,” she wrote on the X platform. According to her, the Commission will soon introduce its 19th Pack of anti -Russian sanctions since the outbreak of the invasion, this time focusing on cryptocurrencies, banks and energy.
“The Russian war economy, maintained by fossil fuel returns, finances bloodshed in Ukraine. To stop this, the Commission will propose to speed up the gradual termination of the import of Russian fossil fuels,“She wrote out von der Leyen on the X platform.
The EC boss did not mention any time schedule in this respect, but as DPA also writes AFP The current Union plan from June envisages the complete termination of the import of Russian gas and oil by the end of 2027. US President Trump has expressed its readiness to impose extensive sanctions on Russia last Saturday, if they do all NATO Member States and if they stop buying oil from Russia.
As it recalls DPA, Hungary and Slovakia continue to largely depend on Russian oil, while the EU still imports liquefied natural gas from Russia to a large extent. Turkey, which is a member of NATO, could also be one of the largest customers of Russian energies.
